Acupuncture for primary insomnia: Effectiveness, safety, mechanism and recommendations for clinical practice

FY Zhao, SJ Spencer, GA Kennedy, Z Zheng… - Sleep Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Primary insomnia (PI) is an increasing concern in modern society. Cognitive-behavioral
therapy for insomnia is the first-line recommendation, yet limited availability and cost impede …

Placebo response in sham-acupuncture–controlled trials for migraine: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Sun, Z Xiong, C Sun, T Liu, X Liu, Q Zhang… - … Therapies in Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim To understand the placebo response of acupuncture and its effect on migraine and
optimize the design of future acupuncture clinical trials on migraine treatment. Methods …

Graded brain fMRI response to somatic and visual acupuncture stimulation

DE Yoon, S Lee, J Kim, K Kim, HJ Park… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Increased stimulation can enhance acupuncture clinical response; however, the impact of
acupuncture stimulation as “dosage” has rarely been studied. Furthermore, acupuncture can …

[HTML][HTML] ACURATE: A guide for reporting sham controls in trials using acupuncture

YS Lee, SY Kim, H Lee, Y Chae, MS Lee - Integrative Medicine Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the Acupuncture Controls gUideline for Reporting humAn Trials and
Experiments (ACURATE) checklist, an extension of The Consolidated Standards for …

Manual Acupuncture or Combination of Rehabilitation Therapy to Treat Poststroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled …

H Jiang, Q Zhang, Q Zhao, H Chen… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Backgroundand Objective. Poststroke dysphagia is one of the most common stroke
complications with high morbidity and long course, while acupuncture treatment is easily …

Manual acupuncture for neuromusculoskeletal disorders: the selection of stimulation parameters and corresponding effects

BG Wang, LL Xu, HY Yang, J Xie, G Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As a minimally invasive method of physical stimulation, manual acupuncture (MA) is used
globally as a sort of therapy for neuromusculoskeletal disorders. In addition to selecting …

Effectiveness of auricular acupoint therapy targeting menstrual pain for primary dysmenorrhea: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

M Cao, F Ye, W Xie, X Yan, MH Ho… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a global public health concern affecting women's
health and quality of life, leading to productivity loss and increased medical expenses. As a …

Immediate neural effects of acupuncture manipulation time for stroke with motor dysfunction: a fMRI pilot study

Y Zhou, A Dai, S Feng, T Zhu, M Liu, J Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Acupuncture is widely utilized as a beneficial intervention for the treatment of
motor dysfunction after stroke, and its effectiveness depends on the stimulation dose …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing different session regimens of electroacupuncture for chronic plantar fasciitis: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

J Shi, R Jiao, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Sun, H Shi, N Gao… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Plantar fasciitis (PF) is one of the most common causes of plantar heel pain,
and previous studies found that acupuncture is effective for relieving pain in patients with PF …

Methods, Complications, and Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Electroacupuncture After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

CM Yen, TC Fu, CM Chang - JAMA surgery, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Methods, Complications, and Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial of
Electroacupuncture After Colorectal Cancer Surgery Page 1 5. Brown JB, Rosengart MR …